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Chicken Chow Mein

SUBMITTED BY: Ruth A. Dawson

"My grandmother got this recipe from a friend over 30 years ago, and I have made additions to it. It's delicious! Serve over cooked white rice or crisp noodles."
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Original recipe yield: 6 to 8 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 2 cups chopped celery
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (15 ounce) can baby corn
  • 1/2 cup green beans
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup cold water
  • 3 cups cooked, cubed chicken meat

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a wok or skillet, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add mushrooms, celery, onions and garlic powder; cook until the onions have wilted. Add chicken broth and baby corn. Continue cooking until celery is cooked but still crisp. Stir in the green beans or bean sprouts and soy sauce.
  2. Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. Slowly stir into vegetables. Sauce should start to thicken a little. Mix in chicken, and heat through.
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Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2003 by veggigoddess
Ohm, am I missing something here? I have not made this dish because I am looking for a CHOW MEIN dish, isn't chow mein a NOODLE? I see no noodles in this recipe, I don't get it, this is just a chicken dish, where's the chow mein part?

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Reviewed on May 1, 2005 by RONNIEB1
I have tried this recipe several times, I thought it needed kicking up a notch. So I basically made a new recipe by adding 1 tablespoon of garlic powder, 1 box sliced fresh portobello baby mushrooms, 1 teaspoon oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon ginger root, 1 pound of fresh green beans, 1/4 cup soy sauce and 1/2 bag of bean sprouts. I used two cans of chicken broth and enough cornstarch to make it a little thicker. This turned out very flavorful!

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Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2006 by Marty
Most of us think of chow mein as having noodles in it. If you wish to try this, I recommend buying chow mein noodles (not the hard ones in the can, but the ones you boil like pasta. Find it in the asian food section. In better stores, try choe mein udon noodles and cook according to directions) Fry the noodles after cooking in 2 tablespoons of sesame oil to which three tablespoons of soy sauce (I recommend low sodium!) 1 teaspoon each garlic powder and grated ginger. Chinese five spice can be used to taste also. Serve this basic recipe over the noodles.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 7

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 210

  • Total Fat: 9.5g
  • Cholesterol: 69mg
  • Sodium: 657mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.5g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 5.8g
  • Protein: 20.4g

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